Fried Chickpea Gyro Bowls with Tzatziki Sauce
These fried chickpea gyro bowls with tzatziki sauce are exploding with flavor! Marinading and frying the chickpeas adds huge flavor to this vegetarian dish!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients
Chickpeas
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas, or 1 can rinsed and drained
- 2 tsp lemon juice, tamari sauce, and ketchup each
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, and rosemary each
- 1/4 tsp salt and pepper each
- 1 TBS olive oil, for frying
Gyro Bowls
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 large cucumber divided
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 3/4 cup sliced red cabbage
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1/3 cup grated packed cucumber (from the large cucumber for the bowl)
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 TBS red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix together chickpeas through salt and pepper. Let it rest while you prepare the tzatziki sauce and gyro bowl, about 15 minutes.
Tzatziki Sauce
- Grated cucumber and gently press out extra moisture until you have 1/3 cup. Save the rest of the cucumber for the gyro bowl.
- Combine cucumber with yogurt, garlic, vinegar, dill, salt and pepper. Stir until smooth and set aside.
Gyro Bowls
- Dice remaining cucumber an mix it with the diced tomato.
- Slice the cabbage.
- Divide rice evenly among 3 bowls. Top with 1/3 the tomato mixture, 1/3 the red cabbage, and 1/3 of the tzatziki sauce, each.
Fried Chickpeas
- Heat a large heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 TBS olive oil and swirl to coat. Poor in chickpeas and any remaining sauce. Fry stirring frequently until the sauce is absorbed and the chickpeas are starting to brown, 5-10 minutes.
- Serve over top of the gyro bowl.